Total Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hearne Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 266th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hearne Road (WA10 4DF) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% higher than the Eccleston average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hearne Road (WA10 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Mcfarlane Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hearne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcfarlane Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodd Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Gibbons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mcfarlane Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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